slide out is slow
my slideout goes out very slow will not come in. also landing jacks are slow????? could this be a bad battery?
Forum Discussion
Just went through this on a Cedar Creek Travel trailer and thought I would find a thread to put in some information:
1. Hydraulic is used on many multi-slide applications. Low ATF fluid or air in the system, low/dead battery cell.
2. Other systems use a small electric motor like mine. Dead cells, low battery are common casues. Lube as noted by BFL13 above (This fixed mine). Signs of lube needed is having to lean on the unit the first foot when retracting and slow to extend the first foot. I used Tri-flow silicone lube on the teeth, square bars, and into the 2 rollers. I then lightly greased the contact point of the roll pin and the side of the bracket. All of this is done with the slide retracted and then extended. High salt, long time extension of the slides (long term camping)increase rust.
3. If needed on the electric motor ones, the motor will be at the opposite end on the gear train that has the tube and tube stop on it. In my case that is the rear gear track only and was 18 inches in from the other side. Measure from the slide side based upon how far your slide comes out roughly. There was no need for me to drop my undercarriage panels as I only needed to lube, but at least I now know mine is electric.
1. Hydraulic is used on many multi-slide applications. Low ATF fluid or air in the system, low/dead battery cell.
2. Other systems use a small electric motor like mine. Dead cells, low battery are common casues. Lube as noted by BFL13 above (This fixed mine). Signs of lube needed is having to lean on the unit the first foot when retracting and slow to extend the first foot. I used Tri-flow silicone lube on the teeth, square bars, and into the 2 rollers. I then lightly greased the contact point of the roll pin and the side of the bracket. All of this is done with the slide retracted and then extended. High salt, long time extension of the slides (long term camping)increase rust.
3. If needed on the electric motor ones, the motor will be at the opposite end on the gear train that has the tube and tube stop on it. In my case that is the rear gear track only and was 18 inches in from the other side. Measure from the slide side based upon how far your slide comes out roughly. There was no need for me to drop my undercarriage panels as I only needed to lube, but at least I now know mine is electric.
